I was speaking with a friend of mine the other day, who happens to be an 'insider' in the local music scene, and he mentioned that during the May holiday(1-3) the second installment of the Zebra Music Festival in Chengdu will be taking place. 
I had the fortune of attending last year's event, which featured a number of good acts and went on quite smoothly.  With the 2nd annual, Zebra is well on its way to becoming one of China's premiere festivals, and a mere 1.5 - 4 hours away it is not to be missed. 

Moving to CQ 4 months ago, I made a decision to assimilate into the Chinese culture.  The first stop:  food... A week ago I tasted my first “Bone Soup.”  [read on]

Beijing-based (Chongqing native) creative Miao Jing (苗晶, aka: Banana) has carved out a solid reputation for himself as a VJ in Chongqing and Chengdu’s underground electronic music scenes...[read on]

"Anyone interested in reading about China's indie music scene should, among other things, go to www.kungfuology.com... It is there(on Jake's blog) that I found this.  The China Mix Tape.  Featuring some of the best and most 'renowned' Chinese artists as well as some of the most promising up-and comers..." [read on]

any one who's been a fan of cqscene for a while probably noticed last spring, that I have an affinity for the sweet, circular fried batter that we call doughnuts.  So much so, that I am now dedicating my second post to the subject matter.  [read on]

"Ohhh.. it big" and she is not the only one who said it, when i asked a patron before i entered the so called Big Pizza. As usual a skeptic i was, as i have seen, been and tasted what is supposed to be, but cant come close to being  American style pizza. unlike most things CQ Big Pizza does it bigg, American style big! [read on]

...actually i prefer a mocha, more so an espresso.  and when i want one, i now know where to go thanks to cqscene reader Tiankong, who put me on to Holiland, which i am eternally grateful for.  Holiland, the bakery chain found throughout CQ, has good coffee/coffee drinks, at an unbeatable price..... read on

20:30
@ Nuts Club
30 RMB